Key responsibilities:• Ensure a robust and consistent approach is adopted for all rockfall trajectory analyses across all the sites• Provide design input for rockfall protective structures• Inform geotechnical leads and delivery teams on rockfall hazard during clearing and construction works• Review of all rockfall models and technical memorandums• 2D and 3D rockfall trajectory analyses• Mentoring and technical development of modelling staffKey… Show more Key responsibilities:• Ensure a robust and consistent approach is adopted for all rockfall trajectory analyses across all the sites• Provide design input for rockfall protective structures• Inform geotechnical leads and delivery teams on rockfall hazard during clearing and construction works• Review of all rockfall models and technical memorandums• 2D and 3D rockfall trajectory analyses• Mentoring and technical development of modelling staffKey achievements:• Delivery of rockfall trajectory analyses for more than 30 sites• Development of the project specific rockfall trajectory analysis philosophy• Design and testing of a new 750 kJ modular rockfall protective structure Show less

Key responsibilities• Provide technical guidance in rockfall engineering (analysis, hazard assessment and mitigation), rock mass characterization and representation, numerical modelling (slope stability, tunnel, ground improvement).• Design, coordinate and deliver effective and innovative learning environments for 180 students in soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics.• Provide academic leadership to early career staff, supervise and mentor undergraduate and… Show more Key responsibilities• Provide technical guidance in rockfall engineering (analysis, hazard assessment and mitigation), rock mass characterization and representation, numerical modelling (slope stability, tunnel, ground improvement).• Design, coordinate and deliver effective and innovative learning environments for 180 students in soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics.• Provide academic leadership to early career staff, supervise and mentor undergraduate and postgraduate students, coordinate tutors and teaching assistants.Key achievements• Quantified efficiency and limitations of draperies as a rockfall mitigation system and derived residual hazard levels, improving guidelines for rockfall safe designs of underground entries in Australian coal mines (Xstrata, Rio Tinto).• Provided geotechnical engineers with a more accurate hazard level zoning and a reduced risk associated with rockfalls by designing an objective rockfall hazard assessment methodology.• Designed an online self-learning environment in soil mechanics with videos, podcast lectures, practice quizzes, animated worked examples, reinforcing student’s learning experience.• Acted as principal investigator on a 230,000$ project with the University of Newcastle and Xstrata, incl. reporting (progress report and final), recruiting staffs, resource allocation, planning of tasks.• Developed strong partnership with the Australian coal mining industry securing over 600,000$ of in rockfall engineering.• Successfully managed the 2nd professional year, including advise students on course and career choices (180 students), ensure best student workload balance across semester, address concerns of students about curriculum (workload, specific course) Show less

Key responsibilities• Contributed towards the development of 3D modelling and slope failure analysis tools for geotechnical practitioners based on state of the art geomechanical research.• Reported to and met with stakeholders (international mining companies) and research partners (consultants and universities).• Lead technological transfer to practitioners, developed training material, organized workshops, delivered professional course.Key achievements• Contributed to… Show more Key responsibilities• Contributed towards the development of 3D modelling and slope failure analysis tools for geotechnical practitioners based on state of the art geomechanical research.• Reported to and met with stakeholders (international mining companies) and research partners (consultants and universities).• Lead technological transfer to practitioners, developed training material, organized workshops, delivered professional course.Key achievements• Contributed to the development and validation of a new rock mass characterizing tool, described in the latest rock slope design textbook and regarded by field experts as the next state of practice.• Organized a one week training workshop for 30 geotechnical mining engineers from Chilean mining companies (Anglo Chile, BHP Billiton, Codelco) Show less